diff --git a/sci-types-project/src/main/java/org/scientificcms/contenttypes/sciproject/ui/SciProjectPropertiesStep.java b/sci-types-project/src/main/java/org/scientificcms/contenttypes/sciproject/ui/SciProjectPropertiesStep.java
index 847ec9a..31c7346 100644
--- a/sci-types-project/src/main/java/org/scientificcms/contenttypes/sciproject/ui/SciProjectPropertiesStep.java
+++ b/sci-types-project/src/main/java/org/scientificcms/contenttypes/sciproject/ui/SciProjectPropertiesStep.java
@@ -57,13 +57,9 @@ public class SciProjectPropertiesStep extends AbstractMvcAuthoringStep {
     @Inject
     private ContentItemRepository itemRepo;
 
-    
-
     @Inject
     private DocumentUi documentUi;
 
-  
-
     /**
      * Provides functions for working with {@link LocalizedString}s.
      */
@@ -264,7 +260,7 @@ public class SciProjectPropertiesStep extends AbstractMvcAuthoringStep {
         if (itemPermissionChecker.canEditItem(getDocument())) {
             final SciProject project = (SciProject) getDocument();
             final DateTimeFormatter isoDateFormatter
-                                        = DateTimeFormatter.ISO_DATE
+                = DateTimeFormatter.ISO_DATE
                     .withZone(ZoneId.systemDefault());
             project.setBegin(LocalDate.parse(begin, isoDateFormatter));
 
@@ -303,7 +299,7 @@ public class SciProjectPropertiesStep extends AbstractMvcAuthoringStep {
         if (itemPermissionChecker.canEditItem(getDocument())) {
             final SciProject project = (SciProject) getDocument();
             final DateTimeFormatter isoDateFormatter
-                                        = DateTimeFormatter.ISO_DATE
+                = DateTimeFormatter.ISO_DATE
                     .withZone(ZoneId.systemDefault());
             project.setEnd(LocalDate.parse(end, isoDateFormatter));
 
@@ -573,7 +569,7 @@ public class SciProjectPropertiesStep extends AbstractMvcAuthoringStep {
             final SciProject project = (SciProject) getDocument();
             project.getShortDescription().removeValue(locale);
             itemRepo.save(project);
-            
+
             return buildRedirectPathForStep();
         } else {
             return documentUi.showAccessDenied(
diff --git a/sci-types-project/src/main/resources/WEB-INF/views/org/scientificcms/contenttypes/sciproject/ui/sciproject-basic-properties.xhtml b/sci-types-project/src/main/resources/WEB-INF/views/org/scientificcms/contenttypes/sciproject/ui/sciproject-basic-properties.xhtml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a4839ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sci-types-project/src/main/resources/WEB-INF/views/org/scientificcms/contenttypes/sciproject/ui/sciproject-basic-properties.xhtml
@@ -0,0 +1,280 @@
+<!DOCTYPE html [<!ENTITY times '&#215;'>]>
+<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" 
+      xmlns:bootstrap="http://xmlns.jcp.org/jsf/composite/components/bootstrap"
+      xmlns:c="http://xmlns.jcp.org/jsp/jstl/core"
+      xmlns:libreccm="http://xmlns.jcp.org/jsf/composite/components/libreccm"
+      xmlns:ui="http://xmlns.jcp.org/jsf/facelets">
+    <ui:composition template="/WEB-INF/views/org/librecms/ui/contentsection/documents/authoringstep.xhtml">
+    </ui:composition>
+
+    <ui:param name="authoringStep" 
+              value="#{mvc.basePath}/#{ContentSectionModel.sectionName}/documents/#{CmsSelectedDocumentModel.itemPath}/@sciproject-basicproperties" />
+
+    <ui:define name="authoringStep">
+        <h2>#{SciProjectMessageBundle.getMessage('basicproperties.header', [SciProjectPropertiesSteo.name])}</h2>
+
+        <h3>#{SciProjectMessageBundle['basicproperties.name.header']}</h3>
+        <div class="d-flex">
+            <pre class="mr-2">#{SciProjectPropertiesStep.name}</pre>
+            <c:if test="#{CmsSelectedDocumentModel.canEdit}">
+                <button class="btn btn-primary btn-sm"
+                        data-toggle="modal"
+                        data-target="#name-edit-dialog"
+                        type="button">
+                    <bootstrap:svgIcon icon="pen" />
+                    <span class="sr-only">
+                        #{SciProjectMessageBundle['basicproperties.name.edit']}
+                    </span>
+                </button>
+            </c:if>
+        </div>
+
+        <c:if test="#{CmsSelectedDocumentModel.canEdit}">
+            <div aria-hidden="true"
+                 aria-labelledby="name-edit-dialog-title"
+                 class="modal fade"
+                 id="name-edit-dialog"
+                 tabindex="-1">
+                <div class="modal-dialog">
+                    <form action="#{mvc.basePath}/#{ContentSectionModel.sectionName}/documents/#{CmsSelectedDocumentModel.itemPath}/@sciproject-basicproperties/name"
+                          class="modal-content"
+                          method="post">
+                        <div class="modal-header">
+                            <h4 class="modal-title"
+                                id="name-edit-dialog-title">
+                                #{SciProjectMessageBundle['basicproperties.name.edit.title']}
+                            </h4>
+                            <button aria-label="#{SciProjectMessageBundle['basicproperties.name.edit.close']}"
+                                    class="close"
+                                    data-dismiss="modal"
+                                    type="button">
+                                <bootstrap:svgIcon icon="x" />
+                            </button>
+                        </div>
+                        <div class="modal-body">
+                            <bootstrap:formGroupText 
+                                help="#{SciProjectMessageBundle['basicproperties.name.help']}"
+                                inputId="name"
+                                label="#{SciProjectMessageBundle['basicproperties.name.label']}"
+                                name="name"
+                                pattern="^([a-zA-Z0-9_-]*)$"
+                                required="true" 
+                                value="#{SciProjectPropertiesStep.name}"/>
+                        </div>
+                        <div class="modal-footer">
+                            <button class="btn btn-warning"
+                                    data-dismiss="modal"
+                                    type="button">
+                                #{SciProjectMessageBundle['basicproperties.name.edit.close']}
+                            </button>
+                            <button class="btn btn-success"
+                                    type="submit">
+                                #{SciProjectMessageBundle['basicproperties.name.edit.submit']}
+                            </button>
+                        </div>
+                    </form>
+                </div>
+            </div>
+        </c:if>
+
+        <libreccm:localizedStringEditor 
+            addButtonLabel="#{SciProjectMessageBundle['basicproperties.title.add']}"
+            addDialogCancelLabel="#{SciProjectMessageBundle['basicproperties.title.add.cancel']}"
+            addDialogLocaleSelectHelp="#{SciProjectMessageBundle['basicproperties.title.add.locale.help']}"
+            addDialogLocaleSelectLabel="#{SciProjectMessageBundle['basicproperties.title.add.locale.label']}"
+            addDialogSubmitLabel="#{SciProjectMessageBundle['basicproperties.title.add.submit']}"
+            addDialogTitle="#{SciProjectMessageBundle['basicproperties.title.add.header']}"
+            addDialogValueHelp="#{SciProjectMessageBundle['basicproperties.title.add.value.help']}"
+            addDialogValueLabel="#{SciProjectMessageBundle['basicproperties.title.add.value.label']}"
+            addMethod="#{mvc.basePath}/#{ContentSectionModel.sectionName}/documents/#{CmsSelectedDocumentModel.itemPath}/@sciproject-basicproperties/title/@add"
+            editButtonLabel="#{SciProjectMessageBundle['basicproperties.title.edit']}"
+            editDialogCancelLabel="#{SciProjectMessageBundle['basicproperties.title.edit.cancel']}"
+            editDialogSubmitLabel="#{SciProjectMessageBundle['basicproperties.title.edit.submit']}"
+            editDialogTitle="#{SciProjectMessageBundle['basicproperties.title.edit.header']}"
+            editDialogValueHelp="#{SciProjectMessageBundle['basicproperties.title.edit.value.help']}"
+            editDialogValueLabel="#{SciProjectMessageBundle['basicproperties.title.edit.value.label']}"
+            editMethod="#{mvc.basePath}/#{ContentSectionModel.sectionName}/documents/#{CmsSelectedDocumentModel.itemPath}/@sciproject-basicproperties/title/@edit"
+            editorId="title-editor"
+            hasUnusedLocales="#{!SciProjectPropertiesStep.unusedTitleLocales.isEmpty()}"
+            headingLevel="3"
+            objectIdentifier="#{CmsSelectedDocumentModel.itemPath}"
+            readOnly="#{!CmsSelectedDocumentModel.canEdit}"
+            removeButtonLabel="#{SciProjectMessageBundle['basicproperties.title.remove']}"
+            removeDialogCancelLabel="#{SciProjectMessageBundle['basicproperties.title.remove.cancel']}"
+            removeDialogSubmitLabel="#{SciProjectMessageBundle['basicproperties.title.remove.submit']}"
+            removeDialogText="#{SciProjectMessageBundle['basicproperties.title.remove.text']}"
+            removeDialogTitle="#{SciProjectMessageBundle['basicproperties.title.remove.header']}"
+            removeMethod="#{mvc.basePath}/#{ContentSectionModel.sectionName}/documents/#{CmsSelectedDocumentModel.itemPath}/@sciproject-basicproperties/title/@remove"
+            title="#{SciProjectMessageBundle['basicproperties.title.header']}"
+            unusedLocales="#{SciProjectPropertiesStep.unusedTitleLocales}"
+            values="#{SciProjectPropertiesStep.titleValues}"
+
+            />
+
+
+        <div class="d-flex">
+            <h3 class="mr-2">#{SciProjectMessageBundle['basicproperties.begin.header']}</h3>
+            <button class="btn btn-primary btn-sm"
+                    data-toggle="modal"
+                    data-target="#begin-edit-dialog"
+                    type="button">
+                <bootstrap:svgIcon icon="pen" />
+                <span class="sr-only">
+                    #{SciProjectMessageBundle['basicproperties.begin.edit']}
+                </span>
+            </button>
+        </div>
+        <dl>
+            <dt>#{SciProjectMessageBundle['basicproperties.begin.label']}</dt>
+            <dd>
+                #{SciProjectPropertiesStep.begin}
+            </dd>
+        </dl>
+        <div aria-hidden="true"
+             aria-labelledby="begin-edit-dialog-title"
+             class="modal fade"
+             id="begin-edit-dialog"
+             tabindex="-1">
+            <div class="modal-dialog">
+                <form action="#{mvc.basePath}/#{ContentSectionModel.sectionName}/documents/#{CmsSelectedDocumentModel.itemPath}/@sciproject-basicproperties/begin"
+                      class="modal-content"
+                      method="post">
+                    <div class="modal-header">
+                        <h4 class="modal-title"
+                            id="begin-edit-dialog-title">
+                            #{SciProjectMessageBundle['basicproperties.begin.edit.dialog.title']}
+                        </h4>
+                        <button aria-label="#{SciProjectMessageBundle['basicproperties.begin.edit.dialog.close']}"
+                                class="close"
+                                data-dismiss="modal"
+                                type="button">
+                            <bootstrap:svgIcon icon="x" />
+                        </button>
+                    </div>
+                    <div class="modal-body">
+                        <bootstrap:formGroupDateTime 
+                            help="#{SciProjectMessageBundle['basicproperties.begin.edit.dialog.startdate.help']}"
+                            inputId="startDateTime"
+                            label="#{SciProjectMessageBundle['basicproperties.begin.edit.dialog.startdate.label']}"
+                            name="begin"
+                            required="true"
+                            value="#{SciProjectPropertiesStep.startDateTime}"
+                            />
+                    </div>
+                    <div class="modal-footer">
+                        <button class="btn btn-warning"
+                                data-dismiss="modal"
+                                type="button">
+                            #{SciProjectMessageBundle['basicproperties.begin.edit.dialog.close']}
+                        </button>
+                        <button class="btn btn-success"
+                                type="submit">
+                            #{SciProjectMessageBundle['basicproperties.begin.edit.dialog.submit']}
+                        </button>
+                    </div>
+                </form>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+
+        <div class="d-flex">
+            <h3 class="mr-2">#{SciProjectMessageBundle['basicproperties.end.header']}</h3>
+            <button class="btn btn-primary btn-sm"
+                    data-toggle="modal"
+                    data-target="#end-edit-dialog"
+                    type="button">
+                <bootstrap:svgIcon icon="pen" />
+                <span class="sr-only">
+                    #{SciProjectMessageBundle['basicproperties.end.edit']}
+                </span>
+            </button>
+        </div>
+        <dl>
+            <dt>#{SciProjectMessageBundle['basicproperties.end.label']}</dt>
+            <dd>
+                #{SciProjectPropertiesStep.end}
+            </dd>
+        </dl>
+        <div aria-hidden="true"
+             aria-labelledby="end-edit-dialog-title"
+             class="modal fade"
+             id="end-edit-dialog"
+             tabindex="-1">
+            <div class="modal-dialog">
+                <form action="#{mvc.basePath}/#{ContentSectionModel.sectionName}/documents/#{CmsSelectedDocumentModel.itemPath}/@sciproject-basicproperties/end"
+                      class="modal-content"
+                      method="post">
+                    <div class="modal-header">
+                        <h4 class="modal-title"
+                            id="end-edit-dialog-title">
+                            #{SciProjectMessageBundle['basicproperties.end.edit.dialog.title']}
+                        </h4>
+                        <button aria-label="#{SciProjectMessageBundle['basicproperties.end.edit.dialog.close']}"
+                                class="close"
+                                data-dismiss="modal"
+                                type="button">
+                            <bootstrap:svgIcon icon="x" />
+                        </button>
+                    </div>
+                    <div class="modal-body">
+                        <bootstrap:formGroupDateTime 
+                            help="#{SciProjectMessageBundle['basicproperties.end.edit.dialog.startdate.help']}"
+                            inputId="startDateTime"
+                            label="#{SciProjectMessageBundle['basicproperties.end.edit.dialog.startdate.label']}"
+                            name="end"
+                            required="true"
+                            value="#{SciProjectPropertiesStep.startDateTime}"
+                            />
+                    </div>
+                    <div class="modal-footer">
+                        <button class="btn btn-warning"
+                                data-dismiss="modal"
+                                type="button">
+                            #{SciProjectMessageBundle['basicproperties.end.edit.dialog.close']}
+                        </button>
+                        <button class="btn btn-success"
+                                type="submit">
+                            #{SciProjectMessageBundle['basicproperties.end.edit.dialog.submit']}
+                        </button>
+                    </div>
+                </form>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+
+        <libreccm:localizedStringEditor
+            addButtonLabel="#{SciProjectMessageBundle['basicproperties.shortdescription.add']}"
+            addDialogCancelLabel="#{SciProjectMessageBundle['basicproperties.shortdescription.add.cancel']}"
+            addDialogLocaleSelectHelp="#{SciProjectMessageBundle['basicproperties.shortdescription.add.locale.help']}"
+            addDialogLocaleSelectLabel="#{SciProjectMessageBundle['basicproperties.shortdescription.add.locale.label']}"
+            addDialogSubmitLabel="#{SciProjectMessageBundle['basicproperties.shortdescription.add.submit']}"
+            addDialogTitle="#{SciProjectMessageBundle['basicproperties.shortdescription.add.header']}"
+            addDialogValueHelp="#{SciProjectMessageBundle['basicproperties.shortdescription.add.value.help']}"
+            addDialogValueLabel="#{SciProjectMessageBundle['basicproperties.shortdescription.add.value.label']}"
+            addMethod="#{mvc.basePath}/#{ContentSectionModel.sectionName}/documents/#{CmsSelectedDocumentModel.itemPath}/@sciproject-basicproperties/short-description/@add"
+            editButtonLabel="#{SciProjectMessageBundle['basicproperties.shortdescription.edit']}"
+            editDialogCancelLabel="#{SciProjectMessageBundle['basicproperties.shortdescription.edit.cancel']}"
+            editDialogSubmitLabel="#{SciProjectMessageBundle['basicproperties.shortdescription.edit.submit']}"
+            editDialogTitle="#{SciProjectMessageBundle['basicproperties.shortdescription.edit.header']}"
+            editDialogValueHelp="#{SciProjectMessageBundle['basicproperties.shortdescription.edit.value.help']}"
+            editDialogValueLabel="#{SciProjectMessageBundle['basicproperties.shortdescription.edit.value.label']}"
+            editMethod="#{mvc.basePath}/#{ContentSectionModel.sectionName}/documents/#{CmsSelectedDocumentModel.itemPath}/@sciproject-basicproperties/short-description/@edit"
+            editorId="title-editor"
+            hasUnusedLocales="#{!SciProjectPropertiesStep.unusedShortDescriptionLocales.isEmpty()}"
+            headingLevel="3"
+            objectIdentifier="#{CmsSelectedDocumentModel.itemPath}"
+            readOnly="#{!CmsSelectedDocumentModel.canEdit}"
+            removeButtonLabel="#{SciProjectMessageBundle['basicproperties.shortdescription.remove']}"
+            removeDialogCancelLabel="#{SciProjectMessageBundle['basicproperties.shortdescription.remove.cancel']}"
+            removeDialogSubmitLabel="#{SciProjectMessageBundle['basicproperties.shortdescription.remove.submit']}"
+            removeDialogText="#{SciProjectMessageBundle['basicproperties.shortdescription.remove.text']}"
+            removeDialogTitle="#{SciProjectMessageBundle['basicproperties.shortdescription.remove.header']}"
+            removeMethod="#{mvc.basePath}/#{ContentSectionModel.sectionName}/documents/#{CmsSelectedDocumentModel.itemPath}/@sciproject-basicproperties/short-description/@remove"
+            title="#{SciProjectMessageBundle['basicproperties.shortdescription.header']}"
+            unusedLocales="#{SciProjectPropertiesStep.unusedShortDescriptionLocales}"
+            values="#{SciProjectPropertiesStep.shortDescriptionValues}"
+            />
+
+
+    </ui:define>
+
+
+</html>
